>> meanwhile on capitol hill the administration holding more closed door briefings with lawmakers in an effort to secure more swroevotes and the pope ha written a letter asking leaders to lay down what he calls the futile pursuit of military solutions in syria and seek peace through dialog. >> the world's 20 biggest economies flying their flags in st. petersburg today of course. all around the world leaders gathering around one table and the summit agenda business oriented and the president of course making his case for a strike in syria. >> absolutely. that has nothing to do with trade issues. they will be talking about that as well. have a listen. >> i also look forward to having an extensive conversation about the situation of syria and i think our joint recognition of that, the use of chemical weapons in syria, is not only a tragedy but also a violation of international law that must be addressed.